About Tahitian Tifaifai (Appliqué Quilt)
Tifaifai is the Tahitian appliqué quilt — bold fabric cut into eight-fold radial symmetries of breadfruit, hibiscus, and mango, then hand-stitched onto a contrasting ground. This design system channels that graphic punch: pure flat fields of vermilion, emerald, and chrome-yellow against snow-white, with no gradients and no shading.
Every element follows appliqué logic — decisive shapes, high contrast, large scale. Components feel like a Pirae living room where a single tifaifai commands the entire wall.
Learn more about the Tahitian Tifaifai (Appliqué Quilt) style
- Origin
- French Polynesia (Tahiti, Mo'orea, Raiatea)
- Era
- 1830s missionary introduction; peak mid-20th century; ongoing practice
- Key figures
- Hinatea Colombani · Lisa Schiller · Joyce D. Hammond · Anne D'Alleva
- Movements
- Heiva i Tahiti festival · Tahitian Quilters Association · Polynesian craft revival
Tahitian Tifaifai (Appliqué Quilt) design spec
Colors
Typography
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